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Showing posts with label 2017 at 11:31AM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2017 at 11:31AM. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Same-sex marriage: ‘Profound shift’ in Australian views
Australians have considerably increased their support for same-sex marriage in the last decade, a report has found.
The wide-ranging survey found that 67% of women and 59% of men want to see same-sex marriage made legal in Australia.
In 2005, it was 43% of women and 32% of men, according to the annual survey of the same 17,000 people.
Report author Prof Roger Wilkins said it revealed a “very profound shift” in attitudes in the country.
“It is quite clear that community sentiment has shifted in favour of marriage equality,” he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Debate over legalising same-sex marriage has intensified in Australia this week amid speculation that a government MP may soon introduce a bill to parliament.
However, Australia’s ruling conservative Coalition is split on the issue, and any push to legalise same-sex marriage is likely to encounter opposition.
More progressive attitudes
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia report is a wide-ranging annual survey commissioned by the government and run by the University of Melbourne.
On attitudes to marriage and children, it measured data between 2005 and 2015 and found most attitudes had become more progressive.
Source: Same-sex marriage: ‘Profound shift’ in Australian views – BBC News
Thursday, July 27, 2017
‘Atomic Blonde’ Is The Year’s Coolest Movie, Inscrutable Plot Be Damned
It’s not unreasonable, in 2017, to associate action movies ― superheroes and sci-fi spectacles included ― with green screens. Who has time for practical effects when a few keystrokes will raze a city or sink a ship for you?
Atomic Blonde – Restricted Trailer [HD]
Computers can produce stunning images, but there’s a lingering novelty to staging adventures by hand. That’s why the orange wasteland in “Mad Max: Fury Road” won six tech Oscars; more recently, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Baby Driver” and “Dunkirk” have employed DIY setups ― real explosions, real car stunts, real plane crashes. This weekend, “Atomic Blonde,” starring Charlize Theron as a high-level spy operating in Berlin immediately before the Wall comes down, joins their ranks.
Computers can produce stunning images, but there’s a lingering novelty to staging adventures by hand. That’s why the orange wasteland in “Mad Max: Fury Road” won six tech Oscars; more recently, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Baby Driver” and “Dunkirk” have employed DIY setups ― real explosions, real car stunts, real plane crashes. This weekend, “Atomic Blonde,” starring Charlize Theron as a high-level spy operating in Berlin immediately before the Wall comes down, joins their ranks.
Source: ‘Atomic Blonde’ Is The Year’s Coolest Movie, Inscrutable Plot Be Damned
Thursday, July 13, 2017
#GameOfThrones: Kit Harington promises a fast paced season seven: ‘Everything ramps up’
The show’s main man Kit Harington was all smiles on the arm of his Scottish actor girlfriend Rose Leslie, who was dressed in a stunning Erdem dress as they walked the red carpet on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
Fellow castmates Sophie Turner, Gwendoline Christie, Maisie Williams, Iain Glen and New Zealand’s Keisha Castle-Hughes, who plays Obara Sand, were also in attendance.
The penultimate season of the HBO hit promises to pack plenty of punch into its seven episodes when it debuts exclusively on Foxtel in Australia next week.
Harington gave a glimpse into what fans can expect in the upcoming season.
“It’s incredibly fast,” he told The Hollywood Reporter.
“It’s a different TV show, really. I read it and couldn’t really believe what I was reading, since we’ve set the bar for slow-paced TV over the years, with characters not meeting when you think they’re going to meet.
“It was almost frustratingly slow.
“Now, everything’s changed. Everything ramps up.”
Monday, May 8, 2017
Monday, April 17, 2017
Teen parents Jayden Lavender and Jenifer Morrison targeted by ‘firebomb’
Fourteen-year-old Jayden Lavender, who spent 16 hours on the run with his 15-year-old fiancee Jenifer Morrison and their “bubba” Aria, said the arson attack compounded the pair’s heartbreak at the revelation that the newborn has been discharged from hospital.
Jayden said they don’t know where Aria is since the trio were found after a major police search last Thursday.
VIDEO: Teen parents Jayden Lavender and Jenifer Morrison targeted by ‘firebomb’ | Perth Now
Friday, April 14, 2017
Sydney Harbour Bridge may be used for horse races by 2018
The Sydney Harbour Bridge could be transformed into Australia’s most luxurious racing turf after speculation the landmark could be used as a venue for horse races.
Racing NSW is reportedly in talks to use the bridge as a dream location for its new proposal of an urban ‘street racing’ circuit in 2018.
It would involve shutting down the busy structure and laying down a purpose-built turf for a meeting of up to six races, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Two English companies, City Racing and GAG 403, claim to have developed the technology to create temporary tracks and even plan to take horseracing to the streets of London too…
Source: Sydney Harbour Bridge may be used for horse races by 2018 | Daily Mail Online
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Viola Davis goes overtime in emotional Oscar speech
MORE HERE: Viola Davis goes overtime in emotional Oscar speech | Daily Mail Online
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
San Jose declares state of emergency during floods as hundreds of residents are evacuated
Source: San Jose declares local state of emergency during floods | Daily Mail Online
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